Christopher Rogers swam two and a half lengths under water when he broke the surface and then ‘sank to the bottom of the pool’, where he remained for over five minutes.
A lifeguard accused of breaching his duty of care after a strong swimmer drowned told a jury he believes “what I did at the time was the best I could have done with the knowledge I had at that time”.
The trial of three lifeguards over the death of a swimmer has heard that Christopher Rogers was at the bottom of a pool for five minutes before a rescue was attempted. Mr Rogers, who was 20 ...
When the trial was formally opened last Thursday, the jury heard how Mr Rogers had swam two and a half lengths of the pool underwater when he broke the surface and then “sank to the bottom of ...
Mr McVeigh outlined that Mr Rogers had been observed doing lengths of the pool, as well as sitting and lying on the bottom holding his breath. The court saw Mr McVeigh on CCTV taking a pole ...